# WPAD Proxy Reload

> Reload Firefox proxy settings when running configuration from system.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wpad-proxy-reload](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wpad-proxy-reload)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wpad-proxy-reload`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Martin Styk
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 27
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-03
- **First published:** 2021-11-02
- **Size:** 8.25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wpad-proxy-reload/)

## Description

WPAD Proxy Reload is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily reload proxy settings when running configuration from the system. It solves the issue of Firefox ignoring changes in the system proxy configuration by providing a simple button to reload the proxy.

## Rankings

- #21,416 — Overall
- #52 — reload
- #82 — configure
- #123 — wifi proxy
- #127 — proxy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `proxy`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wpad-proxy-reload)